 debates in american history there's only a handful of sound bites that even i as someone who's watched these things and studied them even i can remember or recite and they tend to be the bad ones they tend to be when someone messes up not necessarily not always but but you try to that's what you're you're trying to avoid i think the candidates they're in their ears saying look this is the zinger this is the line if no one remembers anything else make this the line that you land get this one to just be there and be the one that everyone is talking about the next day if you could do that generally that's a successful debate abc news political director rick klein rick thank you thanks alex